Advanced collocations

She ____ a posh accent when she answered the phone.

• put on

• put in

• put out

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The minister will tour the country in a ____ to win support for the plan.

• bid

• call

• tour

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

This is ____ news here on Global TV Extra.

• breaking

• cracking

• opening

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Gloria has ____ for detail, so ask her to check the report

• a head

• an ear

• an eye

You’re never going be a professional singer. It’s time you ____ up to the facts.

• came

• faced

• headed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

There is just a ____ chance that Marek might pop in today.

• skinny

• slim

• thin

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

I usually write down new words I want to ____ to memory.

• commit

• hold

• stick

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Visitors must keep to the ____ areas at all times.

• assigned

• designated

• restricted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

His sentence was reduced because of the ____ circumstances.

• extenuating

• placating

• soothing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The news that a baby is on the way has made the Palmers ____ happy.

• deliriously

• madly

• maniacally

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G